Who acts: writer, person, favourite writer, me, She, class · What happens: be, write, make, laugh, use, describe · To what, where: person, books, anyone, particular thing, certain way, me · Speech: someone speaks here
«writer» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 14 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: writer in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
A writer is a person who writes books, stories, poems, articles or scripts, especially as a job.
The tree, 17 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
books and stories and poems and articles or scripts
a job conj
vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Everyday, meaning 2
A writer is anyone who has written a particular thing, or someone who writes in a certain way.
The tree, 18 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent incident=Theme
Example 9
In essence the work was, doubtless, the crystallization of centuries of tradition by one writer, and it has been added to from time to time, by later authors, who have also revised it. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
Sentence 1: In essence the work was, doubtless, the crystallization of centuries of tradition by one writer, and it has been added to from time to time, by later authors, who have also revised it.
The tree, 33 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
the crystallization of centuries of tradition by one writer conj; doubtless property
tree rules
2
addspeech: assert
present · perfect · passive
later authors
work
time
vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
3
revise
present · perfect · passive
later authors
work obj
tree rules
4
crystallize
one writer
centuries
nom crystallization «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient by=agent
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
2
Sefer
Sefer
PROPN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
Yetzirah
Yetzirah
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
flat
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 Westcott
punct
5
Westcott
Westcott
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
conj
6
1893
1893
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
5 Westcott
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 10
Presumably, the anatomy of slaughtered livestock would have been fairly familiar to many writers and readers of the time, while blessedly few indeed would have had first-hand knowledge of human innards.] Like what did He make them? (A city) [strife]. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: Presumably, the anatomy of slaughtered livestock would have been fairly familiar to many writers and readers of the time, while blessedly few indeed would have had first-hand knowledge of human innards.]
The tree, 32 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
Presumably
presumably
ADV
_
12 familiar
advmod
2
,
,
PUNCT
_
1 Presumably
punct
3
the
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
4 anatomy
det
4
anatomy
anatomy
NOUN
Number=Sing
12 familiar
nsubj
5
of
of
ADP
_
7 livestock
case
6
slaughtered
slaughter
VERB
Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass
7 livestock
amod
7
livestock
livestock
NOUN
Number=Sing
4 anatomy
nmod
8
would
would
AUX
VerbForm=Fin
12 familiar
aux
9
have
have
AUX
VerbForm=Inf
12 familiar
aux
10
been
be
AUX
Tense=Past VerbForm=Part
12 familiar
cop
11
fairly
fairly
ADV
_
12 familiar
advmod
12
familiar
familiar
ADJ
Degree=Pos
root
root
13
to
to
ADP
_
15 writers
case
14
many
many
ADJ
Degree=Pos
15 writers
amod
15
writers
writer
NOUN
Number=Plur
12 familiar
obl
16
and
and
CCONJ
_
17 readers
cc
17
readers
reader
NOUN
Number=Plur
15 writers
conj
18
of
of
ADP
_
20 time
case
19
the
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
20 time
det
20
time
time
NOUN
Number=Sing
17 readers
nmod
21
,
,
PUNCT
_
28 had
punct
22
while
while
SCONJ
_
28 had
mark
23
blessedly
blessedly
ADV
_
24 few
advmod
24
few
few
ADJ
Degree=Pos
28 had
advcl
25
indeed
indeed
ADV
_
24 few
advmod
26
would
would
AUX
VerbForm=Fin
28 had
aux
27
have
have
AUX
VerbForm=Inf
28 had
aux
28
had
have
VERB
Tense=Past VerbForm=Part
12 familiar
parataxis
29
first
first
ADJ
Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord
31 hand
amod
30
-
-
PUNCT
_
29 first
punct
31
hand
hand
NOUN
Number=Sing
32 knowledge
compound
32
knowledge
knowledge
NOUN
Number=Sing
28 had
obj
33
of
of
ADP
_
35 innards
case
34
human
human
ADJ
Degree=Pos
35 innards
amod
35
innards
innards
NOUN
Number=Sing
32 knowledge
nmod
36
.
.
PUNCT
_
12 familiar
punct
37
]
]
PUNCT
_
12 familiar
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
slaughter
participle
vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2
is
would · perfect
the anatomy of slaughtered livestock
to many writers and readers of the time; fairly, familiar, presumably property
tree rules
3
have
would · perfect
hand knowledge of human innards
vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knowledge=Patient
vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iniquity=Theme
Example 13
My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king'; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. (Writings PSA.45.2, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king'; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
The tree, 24 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3
concern
present · progressive
My work
a king
vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus king=Experiencer
4
is a
present
my tongue
the pen
of a ready writer
tree rules
5
work
My
nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.45.2, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
2
Writings
writing
NOUN
Number=Plur
root
root
3
PSA.45.2
PSA.45.2
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Writings
appos
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 PSA.45.2
flat
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 PSA.45.2
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 14
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and He called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer's inkhorn on his side. (Prophets EZK.9.3, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and He called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer's inkhorn on his side.
The tree, 41 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: subject=Extent from cherub=Initial_State
2
is
past
glory
to the threshold; of the house; whereupon property
tree rules
3
call
past
cherub
the man
vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to man=Recipient
4
clothe
participle
the man not said here
in linen
vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «Passive»: agent=Pivot in linen=Theme
5
have
past
linen
the writer's inkhorn
cherub's side
vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inkhorn=Patient
6
glory
the God of Israel
nom glory «state intransitive»: of=agent
Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.9.3, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Prophets
punct
2
Prophets
prophet
NOUN
Number=Plur
root
root
3
EZK.9.3
EZK.9.3
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Prophets
appos
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 EZK.9.3
flat
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 EZK.9.3
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Prophets
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.